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JNU Students Lathi-charged, Injured, first detained during protest over V-C remarks, UGC Equity guidelines, now Jailed

Fourteen of hundreds of protesting students from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) were sent to Tihar Jail on Friday, February 27 after a late night brutal lathi charge by the Delhi police on February 26, attacking a student protest and long march aimed to march towards the Ministry of Education; protesters were demanding the resignation of Vice Chancellor (VC) JNU Ms Pandit who had made derogative remarks against Dalits and Blacks recently

Sanskrit & the democracy of language

The claim to “save” Sanskrit is nothing but part of a manipulative conspiracy to limit and control languages under the canopy of Hindutva   

Did Muslim Invasions Subjugate Hindu Women?

Those who make these claims never explain why, even today, those in power show no interest in empowered Indian women.

Ashoka Controversy: Prof Gilles Verniers ‘Forced’ to Leave, Trivedi Centre Board Announces Dissolution

The Board was allegedly not informed and consulted regarding critical decisions regarding the Trivedi Centre for Political Data.

2034: A Futuristic Play Involving Magic and Dystopia

A few months ago, I Went to watch "2034",...

Supreme Court shields Editors Guild of India after multiple FIRs filed for Manipur Reportage

After multiple FIRs filed against the EGI for a fact-finding report conducted in Manipur last August Supreme Court's judgement comes as a relief for press freedoms in India.

TO BE LIKE RIVERS- Reimagining India in Authoritarian Times, a soul cry from India’s North East

There can never be One Nation, One Law, One Belief to encapsulate our multi layered identities, relationships and ways of being, writes Angela Rangad from Meghalaya as she a Khasi Christian Tribal woman political activist addresses an increasingly majoritarian India.

Gauri Lankesh assassination: 6 years down, no closure for family and friends, justice elusive

With the case against journalist's killers moving at a snail's pace and 83 witnesses examined, there is growing demand for a special court to hear the case exclusively

Press Club of India condemns FIR against Editor’s Guild of India (EGI), criminalising journalism

The Press Club of India has strongly condemned the actions of the Manipur police in lodging of filing a police case against three members of a fact finding committee of the Editors Guild of India (EGI) and its President on the media coverage of the ethnic clashes and violence in Manipur.

Indian Institutes of Savarnas: Graveyards for Marginalised Students

Data collected by the APPSC IIT Bombay shows that in 2023 IIT Bombay has denied 80 seats, rightfully for the SC/ST/OBC communities and, despite claims by government, in fact, admitted more savarna[1] students.

RJD MP Manoj Jha’s Delhi University Lecture Cancelled, Triggers Political Row

The DU professor said he was invited to virtually address college and university teachers as a resource for a refresher social work and social sciences course on Sept 4.

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